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The Pirates of Penzance
or The Slave of Duty

Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Libretto by William S. Gilbert
First Performance: Paignton, Dec. 30, 1879
New York, Dec. 31, 1879
London at The Opéra Comique, Apr. 3, 1880

The Articles
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Making of The Pirates
History of Piracy
Some Songs
Bibliography
Teachers' Resources

The Cast
(In order of appearance)
Frederic, an Apprentice Pirate
Pirate King
Samuel, his Lieutenant
Ruth, Pirate Maid of all Work
Edith, Kate, Isabel and Mabel, four of Major-General Stanley's daughters
Major-General Stanley
Sergeant of Police
Pirates, Police, more of Stanley's daughters

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Revised March 2010
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